The FBI agent who went after Rudy Giuliani was just arrested by federal authorities, according to Giuliani’s attorney, who said “the vindication of Rudy continues.”
The FBI agent, Jonathan Buma, is accused of printing tons of classified information before leaving the FBI in 2023 and including it in his book about his career, and then sharing it with people.
Here’s more from Daily Beast:
A veteran FBI agent who blew the whistle on what he saw as political meddling in the bureau’s work was arrested this week by federal authorities while attempting to board an international flight at New York City’s JFK Airport.
Jonathan Buma, who had worked for the bureau for 15 years, stands accused of illegally disclosing classified records in his upcoming tell-all book about his career.
He drew scrutiny during Trump’s first term for reportedly saying during a presentation that he believed Rudy Giuliani may have been compromised by a Russian counter-influence operation—concerns that were immediately shut down by his superiors.
On Monday, the longtime counterintelligence officer was about to board an outbound international flight when he was taken into custody. Buma was released on $10,000 bail on Tuesday during a Brooklyn federal court hearing, and his case will be handled in a California federal court. He has not entered a plea, according to The Guardian.
Federal prosecutors allege that Buma printed around 130 confidential files marked with clear security warnings from his FBI office in October 2023. This information was taken hours before Buma went on leave from the bureau.
According to the Associated Press, the court affidavit stated that these files included screenshots of messages with an informant, the identity of an informant, and information provided by informants.
He also allegedly shared drafts of his manuscript through email and on social media, which contained information regarding “the FBI’s efforts and investigations into a foreign country’s weapons of mass destruction (‘WMD’) program.”
How exactly this connects directly to Giuliani’s case I don’t know, but clearly his attorney has some idea and I look forward to hearing more when he reveals it.